Celebrity Big Brother contestant Ken Morley was removed from the house for using “unacceptable language” – two days after being carpeted by show bosses for earlier racism.

The former Coronation Street star was given a formal warning at the weekend for after calling American singer Alexander O’Neal a "negro".

But earlier today he made another jibe about boxer Frank Bruno – with whom he previously worked in panto - which was the final straw for producers.

He told Keith Chegwin that while working on Jack and the Beanstalk in Bradford, Bruno liked to play loud music in his next door dressing room.

Speaking before 8am on Monday morning, Keith said the music was played at "4 o'clock in the morning."

Ken replied: "Oh he used to do that."

Keith added: "He was loud..."

"Oh very loud," Ken added. "My dressing room was next to him and I used to wind him up... I'd ring his number, he'd pick it up and I'd say.."

Morley suddenly declared in a posh voice: "'Lord Fauntleroy here, do you think you could turn those negro-rhythms down?'"

Ken Morley and Frank Bruno ready for the start of their Jack and the Beanstalk panto in Bradford (Image: SWNS)

"He was a nice guy," said Keith.

"... and then he turned it down," said Ken.

The actor,71, best known as Weatherfield’s Reg Holdsworth, made the outrageous comment before breakfast today and was duly turfed out at 2.30pm.

After his comments to O’Neal, the singer calmly informed Morley: "I’m giving you some information – it’s just ‘black’, we don’t use ‘negro’ any more."

Since entering the house in Hertfordshire less than a week ago, Morley has been repeatedly rude and provocative. During his last day on the reality show he clashed with several of the housemates.

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After annoying Patsy Kensit while she was walking in the garden and talking about her family, the actress told him: "I’m here, man. I train sometimes with a punch bag...you’re a d*ck. I’m meditating. F*** off."

In another scene, he rowed with Loose Women star and Mirror columnist Nadia Sawalha. When she asked if he thought he’d done anything wrong while being on the show, he declared that they’d been brought together for "psychological warfare".

Ken, who has been married to wife Sue for 26 years, had earlier sparked anger over his sexually suggestive comments directed at female housemates which included him eyeing them up in the bathroom and saying: "There’s always one place you can get a good view of a really good arse.” When he defended these remarks, saying, “What is wrong with a man looking at the best looking arses in the world?”, Nadia lost her cool and said she wanted to call the police to have him removed. Afterwards Perez Hilton agreed with her, saying: “He’s not a man, he’s a pig."

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In another exchange with Perez Hilton on Sunday, Morley blamed Islam for having a negative effect on freedom of speech in Britain. When Hilton warned him to be careful what he said, he responded by asking questions about the prophet Muhammad.

Complaints about Morley have poured in to Ofcom since the show launched last Wednesday, with viewers complaining he is both "racist" and "sexist".

He has angered the audience far more than Jeremy Jackson, who this weekend became the first celebrity to be booted off the show for groping fellow contestant Chloe Goodman.

Ofcom revealed earlier that 244 complaints had been received about the teacher-turned-actor, while Jackson drew just four complaints. Last year’s series was the second most complained about show of the year with 1,874 people moaning to Ofcom.

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On Saturday his son Roger took to Facebook in embarrassment, saying: "I would like to apologise to anyone who may have been offended by my dad’s behaviour tonight."

Earlier today, insiders revealed it was "unlikely" Morley would receive his full fee for taking part in the programme, after contravening the terms of his contract. His departure means Tuesday's planned eviction has now been scrapped.

A statement from Channel 5 said: "Ken Morley has been removed from the Celebrity Big Brother house for using unacceptable and offensive language following his formal warning.

"Tuesday’s eviction is now cancelled and lines are now closed."

Tonight Ken’s wife Sue, was holed up in their £1.1m four-bed mansion in Clayton-le-Woods, Lancashire having gone to bed for an afternoon nap after hearing Ken had been booted out of CBB. Her advice to him on entering the programme was not to “upset” anyone.

She said: “I’m so tired I’m going to go back to sleep,” she said. Asked if she felt as though she’d need the extra rest to deal with her husband, she admitted: “I rather think I will do.”

Morley spent a decade on Coronation Street from 1989, playing Betabuys boss Reg.

Ken’s insults...

Speaking to Alexander O’Neal he cracked a joke, using a Southern drawl, about ‘a nice big fat negro’. After being told off, he persisted: “But ‘black’, to me, is just as offensive – negro is the Spanish for ‘black’.” O’Neal replied: “But you’re not Spanish.”

On Patsy Kensit’s Irish heritage he suggested that she “likes a flogging” and he branded Perez Hilton an “irrelevant American neurotic”.

To Calum Best he asked: “How much of your inheritance have you blown on hair transplants?

To females in the bathroom he declared: “There’s always one place you can get a good view of a really good arse.”